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District Attorney recommending Budget Transfer increasing estimated revenue and appropriations by $30,000 for the FY 07/08 Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Grant, and Budget Transfer increasing estimated revenue and appropriations by $120,000 for the FY 07/08 Auto Insurance Fraud Grant; and adopt Resolution 276-2007 amending Authorized Personnel Allocation Resolution adding one (1) FTE District Attorney Investigator for assistance in the progression of the Auto Insurance Fraud Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud Grant and Auto Insurance Fraud Grant
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost
Workers Compensation $205,000
Funding
Budgeted $175,000
New Funding $30,000
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $205,000
Auto Insurance Fraud $170,000
Funding
Budgeted $50,000
New Funding $120,000
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $170,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change in net county cost.
Reason for Recommendation:
On June 5, 2007 agenda item #7 (07-730), the Board approved the District Attorney's request to apply for the Workers Compensation Fraud Grant. Subsequently, the California Department of Insurance has approved $205,000 for FY 07/08. The District Attorney's office originally budgeted $175,000.
Efforts to combat workers compensation fraud have been expanded considerably since January 2007. As a result the Department of Insurance has expanded the grant from the FY 06/07 level of $49,944 to $205,000 for FY 07/08.
On August 14, 2007 agenda item #10 (07-415), the Board approved the District Attorney's request to apply for the Auto Insurance Fraud Program. This was an increase of $120,000 to the FY 07/08 original budget. The additio...
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